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1
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What style of wine is Venice historically famous for?

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Malvasia - probably from the port of Monemvasia in Greece which was controlled by the Venetians

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What rivers play a part in the Veneto?

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The Po River forms the border with Emilia Romagna to the South
The Adige river runs down from Alto Adige, through Verona, and to the sea
The Piave river runs through the Northern sector of the appellation
The Brenta river runs down from Alto Adige to the South of the Venetian lagoon

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3
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Where is Valpolicella DOC?

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Just North of Verona

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On what mountains are the vineyards of Valpolicella located?

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The Lessini Mountains

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What are the stone walls used to demarcate vineyards in Valpolicella called?

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Marogne

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6
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Where is the Classico subzone of Valpolicella?

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The furtherst West area, near to Lake Garda

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What is the required encèpagment for all of the Valpolicella denominations?

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45-95% Corvina / Corvinone along with 5% to 30% Rondinella

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8
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List the 5 communes of the Valpolicella Classico Subzone

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Sant’Ambrogio di Valpolicella
Fumane
San Pietro in Cariano
Marano
Negrar

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9
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Name 3 producers in the Classico region of Valpolicella

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Allegrini
Masi
Quintarelli
Bussola

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10
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What are traditional blending partners of Corvina and Rondinella?

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Molinara
Croatina
Oseleta
Dindarella
Spigamonti
CS
Merlot

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11
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How are Corvina vines usually trained?
Why?

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Pergola Veronese a horizontal canopy that shades the grapes and raises them high off the ground providing good aeration and sun protection

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12
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Why was the max % of Corvinone allowable in Valpolicella increased from 50 to 95 in 2019?

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Corvinone can preform better in warmer vintages

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13
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When did the Veneto start making passito style wine? Why?

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Venice was importing “Malvasia” from Greece from one of their many ports there, but in the 16th and 17th centuries they lost control of many of these ports through a series of wars with the Ottoman Empire, so they had to make their own

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14
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What is the process of drying grapes called in Valpolicella?

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Appasimento

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15
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What is the room in which grapes for Valpolicella are set to dry?

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Fruttaio

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16
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How long are the grapes dried to make Recioto and Amarone?

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Several months - 100 to 120 days

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17
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What is the earliest that vinification can begin for Recioto and Amarone?

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December 1

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18
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What is the minimum potential alcohol required for Recioto and Amarone?

What is the minimum acquired alcohol for Recioto?

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14%

12%

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19
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How much potential alcohol must remain as sugar in Recioto della Valpolicella?

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2.8% ~50g

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20
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What was the first to intentionally make a dry “recioto amarone”?

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Bolla from the 1950 vintage

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21
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What is the max RS for Amarone della Valpolicella?

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9 g/l for 14% abv
an additional 0.1 g/l for every 0.1% increase in alcohol up to 16%
an additional .15 g/l for every 0.1% increase in alcohol above 16%

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22
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What is the minimum aging to Amarone della Valpolicella Normale?
Riserva?

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2yrs
4yrs

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23
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Does Botrytis develop in Valpolicella?

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It can, but it is avoided when possible

24
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What is ripasso?

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The leftover pomace from Amarone or Recioto is added to young Valpolicella wine to re-start fermentation

25
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Which winery initially coined the term ripasso?

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Masi in 1967

26
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Which wine region sits West of Valpolicella on the shores of Lake Garda?

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Bardolino DOC

27
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What styles of wine are permitted in Bardolino?

A

Red
Novello (using carbonic maceration)
Spumante
Chiaretto (rosato)

28
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What must the encepagment be of Bardolino?

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40-95% Corvina (locally called Cruina) including a max 20% Corvinone
5-40% Rondinella
Max 20% other grapes

29
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What is the minimum aging requirement for Bardolino Superiore DOCG and Bardolino DOC with indication of subzone?

A

Both require a min 1yr of aging

30
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What white wine denomination is just south of Bardolino?

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Custoza DOC

31
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What is the min % Gargenega for Saove DOC?

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70%

32
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What are the permeated blending partners of Garganega in Saove DOC?

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Max 30% combined Trebbiano di Saove (Verdicchio), Chardonnay, and a max 5% other white grapes

33
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Are Spumante wines permitted in Saove DOC?

Are they permitted in Saove Superiore DOCG?

A

Yes

No

34
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How do the soils of Eastern and Western Saove differ?

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Western - more calcareous marls with higher limestone
East - volcanic soils rich in Basalt and tuff

35
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Who released the first single vineyard Saove? When?

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Pieropan. Called Calvarino. In 1971

36
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Do Recioto di Soave wines see Bortrytis?

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Not always, but Botrytis is encouraged

37
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Can Recioto di Saove be Spumante?

A

Yes

38
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What DOC / DOCGs of the Veneto are based on Garganega?
Which one requires 100% Garganega?

A

Soave DOC
Soave Superiore DOCG
Recioto di Soave DOCG
Gambellara DOC
Recioto di Gambellara DOCG 100% Garganega

39
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What is torcolato?

A

Dried-grape wine of the Veneto made from twisting the grape clusters and leaving them on the vine to dry

40
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What grapes are used to make torcolato wines in Breganze DOC?

A

100% Vespaiolo

41
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Who is the key producer of Breganze torcolato wines?

A

Maculan

42
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What is the top planted red grape of the Veneto?

A

Merlot

43
Q

What areas does the delle Venezie IGT cover?

A

Friuli, Veneto, and Trentino

44
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What are the DOCGs of the Veneto for Raboso Piave and Raboso Veronese?
What color are these grapes?

A

Friularo di Bagnoli DOCG
Piave Malanotte DOCG

Red

45
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What is the base grape of Colli Euganei Fior d’Arancio DOCG?
In what styles May it be made?

A

Moscato Giallo
Dry, sweet, sparkling, or passito

46
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What area does the Prosecco region cover?

A

Central and Northeastern Veneto and all of Friuli-Venezia Giulia

47
Q

Where is the town of Prosecco?

A

On the coast of Friuli near Trieste

48
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What are the two varieties of Glera most often used in Prosecco?

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Glera Lunga and Glera Tondo

49
Q

When and how was the original Prosecco made?

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1873 in the traditional method

50
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What method is the most commonly used to make Prosecco today? Who invented it?

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The Charmat method or tank method
The Autoclave was designed by Edme-Jules Maumené then the method was refined and used for commercial use by Federico Martinotti and late adapted my John Eugene Charmat.

51
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What are varieties required for Prosecco DOC?

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Min 85% Glera
Max 15% Verdiso, Bianchetta Trevigiana, Perera, Glera Lunga, Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Nero

52
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Are still wines authorized in Prosecco DOC?

A

Yes!

53
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What style is a Prosecco labeled sui lieviti or col fondo

A

Similar to a pet-nat in which the lees remains in the bottle without disgorgement

54
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In what year was rosé Prosecco debuted?

A

2020

55
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What are the DOCGs of Prosecco?
Where are they located?

A

Asolo Prosecco DOCG
Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG
The hills in the Northestern portion of the Treviso province

56
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What does rive refer to in Prosecco?

A

A specific area or district within the Valdobbiadene DOCG. The grapes must be hand harvested and the wine but be vintage dated with lower max yields

57
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What is the most famous area for Prosecco?

A

Cartizze. It has its own denominazione - Conegliano Valdobbiadene Superiore di Cartizze

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